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[Letter from Ingrid Griggs to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs, June 15, 1965]
Letter from Ingrid Griggs to her husband Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs regarding daily life back home, recently they had a picnic with a church group. She says that her and the kids are going to visit her sister as her husband is "working 96 hours a week."
Date:
June 15, 1965
Creator:
Griggs, Ingrid
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. H. Knowles to Plosser and Prince, May 15, 1942]
Copy of a letter from M. H. Knowles to Plosser and Prince discussing the possibility of an alternative lumber source since the original lumber company, Feather River Pine Mills, experienced damages to their supply.
Date:
May 15, 1942
Creator:
Knowles, M. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 279th week of the war, 161st week of U.S. participation
Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Allies score multiple gains in Burma; Luzon hammered from air-superforts active; German bulge compressed; new Philippine landings. Maps: Pacific action; [Burma]; steps to Luzon; Luzon invasion; Counter-offensives. Back: Two black and white aerial photographs of Duren, Germany: before and after.
Date:
January 15, 1945
Creator:
[United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 244th week of the war, 126th week of U.S. participation
Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Air war, Eastern front, China, Burma-India, Italy, Pacific. Maps: China-Burma; Sevastopol; Insets: Crimea. Includes 8 photographs. Back: Moscow to Berlin. Map.
Date:
May 15, 1944
Creator:
[United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Newsmap for the Armed Forces : the planned assault on Japan
Front: Text is an excerpt from the Biennial Report of The Chief of Staff, United States Army, 1 July 1943 to 30 June 1945, to the secretary of war showing plans for the invasion of Japan. Map: Japan. Back: Map and figures show the world population in 1940 and projected to 1970. Also gives population and projections for selected areas.
Date:
October 15, 1945
Creator:
[United States.] Army Information Branch.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Newsmap. Monday, March 15, 1943 : week of March 5 to March 12, 183rd week of the war, 65th week of U.S. participation
Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Air offensive, Unrest (France, Belgium, Norway), Southwest Pacific, Tunisia. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show Russia, Tunisia. Includes photographs: Convoy to Russia; American tank in Russia; Joint Assignment; Airborne engineers; Shower bath - desert style. Back: Learn to recognize these vehicles (half-track vehicles). Labelled illustrations of American, Canadian and German vehicles with a quick guide to features for comparison.
Date:
March 15, 1943
Creator:
[United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elementary map and aerial photograph reading
This manual covers elementary map reading, conventional signs and military symbols, distances and scales, directions adn azimuths, coordinates, relief, slopes, profiles and visibility, map reading in the field, and aerial photograph reading to an extent sufficient to permit soldiers adn platoon leaders to read aerial photographs and aerial mosaics.
Date:
August 15, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 15, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing taking a test on the last day of gunnery school, flying a gunnery mission, seeing the movie "The Sultan's Daughter," and asking if she received the money he sent her.
Date:
July 15, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 15, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his early morning flight, a good dinner at the mess hall, playing softball with Williams and Graves, and telling Catherine that she doesn't need to send him anything.
Date:
June 15, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 15, 1945]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his crew making a late night meal, encouraging Catherine to tell him about her flying lessons, having completed 25 missions, apologizing for not writing to their friends more often.
Date:
January 15, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rudolph P. Zalman, May 15, 1976
Interview with Rudolph Zalman, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while ashore at home in Honolulu during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Zalman was attached to the repair ship USS Medusa.
Date:
May 15, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Zalman, Rudolph P.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Russell J. Hampson, December 15, 1976
Interview with Russell J. Hampson, an Army WWII veteran from West Orange, New Jersey. Hampson discusses his experience during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, including joining the Army in 1940, being stationed at Schofield Barracks, the events of the attack, and operations on Oahu afterward.
Date:
December 15, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Hampson, Russell J.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with George N. Carter, November 15, 1976
Interview with George Carter, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer USS Mugford during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
November 15, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Carter, George N.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 15, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing exploring the island after cleaning his guns, his squadron making improvements to their tent, issues with their electricity, enjoying the food, and the mail service.
Date:
September 15, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 15, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a visit with Evelyn and plans to stay in and play cards with friends, as well as the winter weather. She also mentions that she has received letters from him and asks about the Air Medal he was awarded.
Date:
November 15, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Houston Tom Wright, August 15, 1978
Interview with Houston Tom ("Slug") Wright, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Wright discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi and Tamarkan, Thailand (1944), American air raids, Tamuang, Thailand (1944), Phet Buri, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date:
August 15, 1978
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Wright, Houston Tom, 1915-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Eagle, Volume 1, Number 50, Thursday, April 15, 1943
Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news. This issue includes a two-page photo spread on the corporation's top events and achievements of the past year.
Date:
April 15, 1943
Creator:
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 2, Number 11, Thursday, July 15, 1943
Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
July 15, 1943
Creator:
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack Browder, January 15, 1998
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Jack Browder, a Army WWII veteran from Duncan, Oklahoma. Browder was a staff officer with the 741st Tank Battalion in Europe; he recounts his education and entry to active duty in 1941, transfer to the new 741st, armor training and exercises, duties as a supply officer, preparations for the Normandy invasion, DD tanks, D-Day, attachment to the 2nd Infantry Division and advances through northern France, the M4 Sherman, his thoughts on General George S. Patton, the Battle of Saint Lô, souvenirs and trading, the Battle of the Bulge, crossing Germany into Czechoslovakia, returning to the States, and postwar service.
Date:
January 15, 1998
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Browder, Jack
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John L. Dillingham, December 15, 1995
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with John D. Dellingham, a Navy WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Dellingham discusses his experiences aboard the USS Hull at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, as well as his decision to join the Navy, training, assignment to the Hull, work and life on the ship, operations prior to December 7th, the crew's reaction to the attack and performance in the battle, operations afterwards, and his service later in the war.
Date:
December 15, 1995
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Dillingham, John L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, January 15, 1943]
Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, discussing the mail he has received and Harvey's plans for being home.
Date:
January 15, 1943
Creator:
Powell, Beal S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Colonel and Mrs. Donaldson]
Photograph of Colonel and Mrs. Donaldson posing in front of a white house.
Date:
April 15, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Marble in Snow]
Torn photograph of a man identified as Marble standing in ankle-deep snow in Reichstett, Germany.
Date:
January 15, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers of the 66th Armored Infantry Battalion]
Photograph of eight soldiers, some of whom were prisoners of war, posing in London a month after getting out.
Date:
May 15, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History